One of the top tourist attractions in the Orlando area, outside of Disney World, of course, is Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center Visitor's Complex, located less than an hour from the city. For the past 50 years, it has served as the hub of all rocket and shuttle launches in the United States. It boasts acres of interactive exhibits and behind-the-scenes tours for … [Read more...] about Visiting the Kennedy Space Center
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Small Town Saturday: Greensboro, GA
I fell hard for Greensboro, Georgia, where I felt like I had stepped out of The Andy Griffith Show or even Gilmore Girls. The downtown is straight out of a movie, full of antique stores, markets, and the Yesterday Cafe, whose world-famous buttermilk pie was served at the wedding of Carrie Underwood at the nearby Ritz Carlton Reynolds Plantation. Interested in … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Greensboro, GA
Weekend Guide to St. Simon’s Island, Georgia
St. Simon's Island is the most populous of Georgia’s Golden Isles, with 90 miles of coastline and barrier islands. This seaside town is ideal for families, but you can find amusements for all ages. Natives settled in the area in 2000 BCE, but it wasn't long before the British left their mark on the new colony of Georgia. The island is now home to over 13,000 … [Read more...] about Weekend Guide to St. Simon’s Island, Georgia
Small Town Saturday: Eddyville, KY
My family all went to my aunt's lake house on Lake Barkley in Kentucky last year and while I wasn't able to go, my mom took some fantastic pictures of the trip. This one in particular is from Eddyville, Kentucky, known best as being the home to the Kentucky State Penitentiary. It's known as "The Castle on the Cumberland" for its stone architecture. It's the oldest … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Eddyville, KY
Culinary Tours of Charleston
Getting to know the food culture of a destination is the best way to understand that place and it's people. It tells you everything you need to know, from the nationalities that settled there to the history. I've lived in the South for most of my life, but if you've never been to the region before, you might be intimidated to order things like grits or sweet tea or collard … [Read more...] about Culinary Tours of Charleston
